Articles filed under 6th Congressional District
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6th District U.S. Representative Roskam: Candidate ProfileFeb 09, 2014 10:00 pm - 6th District U.S. Representative (Republican)
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Foster: Stop cutting heroin addiction helpFeb 07, 2014 4:30 am - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, a Naperville Democrat, took to the House floor this week to criticize cuts to federal money used to fight heroin abuse, in the same week that awar...
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Kirk thinks 'Petey' Roskam could be a fine U.S. House speakerJan 31, 2014 4:30 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk of Highland Park thinks his fellow Republican, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton, could have a shot at being speaker of the U.S. House one day. Here'...
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Follow Mike Riopell's tweets during State of the Union speechJan 28, 2014 3:00 pm - Daily Herald State Government Editor will be tweeting about the State of the Union speech as it happens at 8 tonight. You can follow the tweets and other news feeds on P...
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Suburban members of Congress on State of the UnionJan 28, 2014 1:04 pm - Here’s what Congressional representatives from the suburbs had to say about President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: “He promised tonight to dramatically inc...
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Local attendees give State of the Union mixed reviewsJan 28, 2014 1:00 pm - The local attendees to Tuesday's State of the Union address gave mixed reviews of the yearly speech. Estefanía Garcia, who works for the nonprofit Mano a Mano Family Res...
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Local lawmakers back budget plan, tout local gainsJan 15, 2014 3:00 pm - Suburban federal lawmakers of both parties unanimously backed the budget plan approved by Congress Wednesday, praising what they called an imperfect compromise. “This de...
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Local lawmakers divided on federal budget dealDec 12, 2013 4:00 am - A bipartisan collection of suburban federal lawmakers backs the latest federal budget deal struck in Washington, but others are waiting until closer to a possible House ...
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Roskam: “Can you understand the level of frustration?”Oct 29, 2013 5:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam Roskam questioned Medicare chief Marilyn Tanner at a committee hearing Tuesday over a Hoffman Estates woman who won't be allowed to keep the same ...
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House extends review of Roskam trip to TaiwanSep 11, 2013 6:00 pm - The U.S. House Committee on Ethics Wednesday extended a review into U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam's 2011 trip to Taiwan. The panel began looking into whether the Taiwanese gove...